"Crook" steals Hong Kong's New Year box office

Fresh off a stellar 2008, the Hong Kong box office roared to life on the first day of the New Year, with three films registering HK$2.58 million ($333,000) in opening day grosses. Media Asia's local detective thriller "Lady Cop and Papa Crook," with $152,000 on 38 screens through distributor Newport, took top spot. It edged out Thai martial arts period flick "Ong Bak 2" which notched $138,000 from a similarly wide 37 screen release for distributor Edko. Overall, the Hong Kong box office took a beefy $840,000 on New Year's Day.

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Lady Cop & Papa Crook